§ 1214. Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:

(a) "Property" includes, but is not limited to, money, rights to claim
refunds or rebates, postal savings deposits, bonds, notes, certificates,
policies of insurance, other instruments of value, choses in action,
obligations whether written or unwritten, and any thing of value of any
nature whatsoever.

(b) "United States" means any officer, agency, department or
instrumentality of the United States of America, other than a court, and
any corporation organized under its laws.